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diff --git a/doc/relnotes/1_9_13.rst b/doc/relnotes/1_9_13.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..701b6e5f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/relnotes/1_9_13.rst @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +Version 1.9.13, 2011-02-19 +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +GOST 34.10 signatures were being formatted in a way that was not +compatible with other implemenations, and specifically how GOST is +used in DNSSEC. + +The Keccak hash function was updated to the tweaked variant proposed +for round 3 of the NIST hash competition. This version is not +compatible with the previous algorithm. + +A new option ``--distribution-info`` was added to the configure +script. It allows the user building the library to set any +distribution-specific notes on the build, which are available as a +macro ``BOTAN_DISTRIBUTION_INFO``. The default value is +'unspecified'. If you are building an unmodified version of botan +(especially for distribution), and want to indicate to applications +that this is the case, consider using +``--distribution-info=pristine``. If you are making any patches or +modifications, it is recommended to use +``--distribution-info=[Distribution Name] [Version]``, for instance +'FooNix 1.9.13-r3'. + +Some bugs preventing compilation under Clang 2.9 and Sun Studio 12 +were fixed. + +The DER/BER codecs use ``size_t`` instead of ``u32bit`` for small +integers + + |